Today in the News: Actress indicted in ricin case

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Jun 28, 2013 at 12:01 AMJun 28, 2013 at 6:06 AM

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News to know

Shannon Guess Richardson, the Texas actress who was accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, was indicted and charged Friday. Richardson, who has acted in “Walking Dead,” among other TV shows, faces up to 15 years in prison.

Quote of note

"Everybody's been saying how hot it is the last two days. This is nothing compared to what they're expecting this weekend." - CNN meteorologist Indra Petersons, talking about the heat wave that runs from northern California to Arizona. It’s expected to be extremely hot this weekend, with temperatures in Death Valley reaching 129.

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